Question 1

For the 2nd M.2 slot should a after market heatsink be used since one does not come with the 2nd slot?

Accepted Answer

It's not necessary to use a heatsink at all on an M.2 drive, especially if it's PCIe 3.0. PCIe 4.0 does run a bit hotter, but if you have adequate airflow in the case, you  won't notice any performance loss. Only worry might be a slightly shorter lifespan. All of that said, you certainly could use an aftermarket heat sink if you want to.

Question 2

Can x570 amd motherboards support AMD Ryzen 2700x AM4?

Accepted Answer

Yes it will work but you won't get the maximum Memory speeds supported by the board nor will you get PCIe 4.0. But those features will work once the CPU is upgraded in the future. Hope this helps.

Question 3

This really has a fan on the south bridge?  Seems like a step backwards, and in my experience, prone to failure.

Accepted Answer

It was necessary due to the new Chipset power draw and heat output. 14w iirc vs like 6 on older boards. Mine has been find so far since I bought it last year. No idea how it'll hold up over 5 years though.

Question 4

For memory, I keep reading that these motherboards max out at 3200 but the specs say 3600.  Does anyone know what the top RAM speed is, and why the reports of 3200 cap?

Accepted Answer

3600 speeds will work for sure in this as long as you are running a 3rd or the upcoming 4th gen Ryzen chip. I have 4x8 GB of Patriot Viper Steel 3600 running with no issues on a 3700X. I was able to boost those further to 3733, but saw no noticeable performance gain so I reduced them back to spec. If you aren't running 3rd or 4th gen Ryzen, I would look for a cheaper board, like a b450 if you can find one.

Question 5

Do you have to use both the 4 pin and 8 pin power connectors or just one?

Accepted Answer

PER ASUS SUPPORT: Under normal conditions It is NOT required that the 4-pin connector be powered:

"Thank you for contacting ASUS Product Support.
 [...] the other 4-pin is just a supporting power for CPU. If you're not going to overclock the CPU, it will run fine if only the 8-pin EATX power connector is plugged in."

So...you don't really need that new PSU with its two EATX connectors, unless you're going to be doing some serious overclocking or otherwise running your CPU at its limits; and if planning to overclock, you've probably already bought a shiny new PSU anyway :)   You *can* buy 8-to-8+8 power cable adapters, but think about that a moment--your old PSU still won't be able to deliver more power to the mobo thru its single 8-pin connector.

There will be a bunch of people buying new PSUs they don't need  :(

Question 6

Besides the CPU heatsink, how many case fans would this motherboard support?

Accepted Answer

There are a total of 5 fan headers that can be used with 3 or 4 pin fans and speed control through BIOS. One is the designated CPU fan header, one can be used for a second CPU fan or a chassis fan, and 3 are designated for chassis fans.

If you are using PWM fans the headers can easily handle 2 fans each with splitters, so two CPU and 8 Chassis fans total.

I've been running 6x120mm chassis fans and 1x 120mm fan on my CPU cooler with no issues.

There is also a designated AIO pump header that looks like a fan header but is always at full power.

Question 7

Will an AM3 AIO water block fit this or are the holes different?

Accepted Answer

You'll need an am4 mount for x570

Question 8

I can't figure out if the X570 chipset includes a GPU, or if I'll need a separate graphics card.  Any advice?

Accepted Answer

No, gpu is not a part of any motherboard. Some CPU's have integrated graphics, but generally you will need a graphics card for games. If you want to play at reasonable resolution and settings.

Question 9

When using M.2 drives, do the bios disable certain SATA ports? I'm looking at this board, trying to spec a build.

Accepted Answer

I personally have this board and have not gotten additional storage drives to connect to any of the SATA ports.  I have 2 PCIe m.2 drives (500 GB WD Blue and 1 TB WD Black) and have contacted support.  I sent the board in but they returned it (the same board) and it did the same exact thing.  This also happens on my ASUS Pro WS X570-ACE, so I'm not sure why I can't plug in additional HDDs.

Question 10

Do both M.2 sockets support PCIe4?

Accepted Answer

Yes! As this is an X570 motherboard, all PCIe lanes on this board support PCIe 4.0. The top M.2 slot shares PCIe lanes from the CPU with the top PCIex16 slot (where you would normally slot a GPU). It also possibly shares with the X4 lane beside he CMOS battery as well, though I am unclear as I do not have a trace map for the board. Overall though, the top M.2 shares 20 PCIe lanes with the top PCIex16 slot, giving you 4 for your SSD and 16 for the GPU. The bottom M.2 slot receives it's PCIe lanes from the X570 Chipset instead of the CPU, but they are still PCIe 4.0. I am unsure how many PCIe lanes are provied from the chipset to the remaining PCIe slots, as ASUS has the liberty to designate the 24 PCIe lanes that come from the chipset to any combination of USB, SATA, PCIe, etc.

TL;DR - Both of the M.2. slots are PCIe 4.0 x4.

Brand	ASUS
Model	TUF GAMING X570-PLUS

CPU Socket Type	AM4
CPU Type	Supports AMD Ryzen 5000 Series / 5000 G-Series / 4000 G-Series / 3000 Series / 3000 G-Series / 2000 Series / 2000 G-Series Processors * BIOS update might require for AMD Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series CPU. Refer to ASUS website for CPU support list. * Due to CPU limitation, CPU cores supported varies by processors.

Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	DDR4 5100(OC) / 5000(OC) / 4800(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3400(OC) / 3200(OC) / 3000(OC) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 * Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). * The maximum memory frequency supported varies by processor.
Maximum Memory Supported	128GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel
ECC Supported	ECC Memory (ECC mode) support varies by CPU.
Buffer Supported	Un-buffered

PCI Express 4.0 x16	2 x PCI Express 4.0 x16 * Actual support may vary by CPU.
PCI Express x1	3 x PCIe 4.0 x1

Serial ATA (SATA)	8 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2	AMD Ryzen 5000 Series / 3000 Series Desktop Processors: 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (PCIE 4.0 x4 and SATA modes) storage devices support AMD Ryzen 5000 G-Series / 4000 G-Series / 3000 G-Series / 2000 Series / 2000 G-Series Desktop Processors: 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (PCIE 3.0 x4 and SATA modes) storage devices support AMD X570 chipset: 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (PCIE 4.0 x4 and SATA modes) storage devices support
SATA RAID	0/1/10

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Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC S1200A High Definition Audio CODEC
Audio Channels	8 Channels

Onboard USB	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (up to 5Gbps) connector support additional 2 USB ports 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
Other Connectors	2 x Aura RGB Strip Header(s) 1 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s) 1 x SPI TPM header 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) 3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 1 x AIO_PUMP connector 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel(s) 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s) 1 x COM port header

Form Factor	ATX
LED Lighting	RGB
Dimensions (W x L)	12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Realtek L8200A
Max LAN Speed	1Gbps

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